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Gas Scooter -----------Laws The laws concerning gas
and electric scooters are diverse. Most states have not addressed
gas and electric scooters and many rely on existing laws designed
for automobiles and motorcycles. Some states regard motorized
scooters as mopeds. We will keep this page current with all
powered scooter news, if you have any information concerning
gas and electric scooters or would like to contribute an article
or photo please contact us at info@gasoline-scooter.com Prior to riding a gas
or electric scooter on a public road you should contact your
local department of motor vehicles for clarification. Gas and Electric Scooters
- Laws are changing Texas passes a motorized
scooter law Texas law provides that
electric scooters and gas scooters with engines less than
40cc may be ridden on public thoroughfares provided that the
speed limit does not exceed 35 mph. No license is required
and the scooters must follow the same regulations as those
that apply to bicycles. Counties and municipalities are allowed
to pass there own regulations. Texas
Transportation Code Department of Motor Vehicles California Vehicle Code Division
11 Rules
of the Road
Connecticut
Go-Ped Law is Confusing
Motor Scooters - Many
motor scooters are motorcycles and would require a registration
and motorcycle operators license to operate on the road.
Some motor scooters fall under the definition of a "bicycle
with helper motor (moped) as found in Connecticut State Law
Title 14 Sec. 14-286. A "bicycle with a helper motor"
would not be required to be registered, however, it would
require that the operator have a valid driver's license to
operate on the road. The legal age to obtain a drivers license
in Connecticut is 16 years of age. In order for any scooter
to be operated on the street it must have all the statutory
equipment such as brakes, lights, horn and mirrors. Mopeds - A "bicycle with helper motor" (also known
as a moped or noped) includes all vehicles propelled by the
person riding the same by foot, or by hand power, or a helper
motor having a capacity of less than fifty cubic centimeters
piston displacement and not rated more than two brake horsepower
and capable of a maximum speed of no more than thirty miles
per hour and equipped with automatic transmission. The bicycle
with helper motor is prohibited from operation on sidewalks
under Connecticut State Law Title 14 Sec. 14-286.
Florida's
gas scooter law makes it more confusing. Georgia
go-ped laws Georgia make no distinction between gas scooters with motors
under 50cc and electric scooters. Classified as mopeds and
exempt from the provisions relating to the registration and
licensing of motor vehicles. A valid operator's permit is
required and operators must be 15 years of age. New
York Gas Scooter Laws New York State has adopted restrictive laws placing it in
a class of its own when it comes denying its residents the
use of motor-assisted recreational vehicles of any type for
any reason. Even the use of motor-assisted bicycles, encouraged
by environmentalists and the Federal Government is prohibited
on roadways.
California Department of Motor Vehicles California Vehicle Code Division
11 Rules of the Road Electric Bike Law Signed
by President The new US law regards
electric bicycles with fully functioning pedals, no more than
750 watts motor output and 20 mph top speed as bicycles. The US Senate has passed
SR 1156, clearing the way for a legal definition of an electric
bicycle in the USA. President Bush has signed this law. The
new law will assign the governance of electric bicycles to
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and will define a
bicycle that has pedals, (and is capable of being propelled
by those pedals) an electric motor of no more than 750 watts,
and a top speed (on motor only) of 20 mph as a "bicycle."
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